Questions tagged [tor-install]
This tag should be used for questions about installing Tor software or issues with doing so.
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Running tor without sudo on Ubuntu?
Context
When I try to install tor without sudo, using apt install tor Ubuntu 20.04 returns:
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire ...
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How to build and install Tor from the source code from Git repository?
I want to build Tor from source code. Also, I was wondering if this source builds just the Tor service, or it includes the Tor Browser itself?
If not, how can the Tor service that I built and ...
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When the domain is called, port 8080 is attached?
I am trying to create a hidden service in TOR this due to learning reasons.
It all seems to work fine when I want to use this normally with HTML.
But as soon as I want to install a dynamic web ...
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Is this the most current way of setting up TOR on Android?
I am in the process of getting TOR browser installed & setup on an LG Android phone. Here is what I've done so far...
I was first using Orbot & Inbrowser, but for various reasons I have ...
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Tor Broswer does not have permission to enter the profile
I downloaded Tor browser but every time i attempt to launch it all i get is this message:
"Tor Browser does not have permission to enter the profile. Please adjust you file system settings and ...
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Why do I get “invalid argument” when trying to verify Tor Browser's signature on Windows 10?
this is a copy of the cmd window:
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19042.985]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>gpgv --keyring .\tor.keyring Downloads\torbrowser-...
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How to re-install tor source code
I have been facing a problem with Tor. It gets stuck at start-up Tor stuck at start-up. I downloaded Tor from GitHub link-https://github.com/torproject/tor.git. I am guessing maybe re-installing Tor ...
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Tor stuck at start-up
I have been using Tor for while. It was working fine but today it refuses to start. It gets stuck here (at start-up):
Apr 29 08:06:14.918 [notice] Tor 0.4.4.0-alpha-dev (git-b6e60f26dd04fa4f) running ...
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Any tor users who are looking to run relays on Windows?
So this is a tool I made which allows easy operation of tor relays on Windows. Made for people who have Windows but want to run relay without pain of Linux VM.
Features:
Auto installs tor and keeps up ...
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Tor stuck at 0%
I've downloaded tor from official git repository for developers. I installed tor only with make, not make install, so it runs only as local app, not in the system. At the beginning, it worked ...
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When I download tor from its original site, am i downloading a complete browser or just the software to connect to a tor network
I downloaded tor for linux, named "tor-browser-linux64-10.0.7_en-US.tar.xz" from its official site, which I believe is called the browser bundle. I started tor by runnning ./start-tor-...
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Tor Browser stuck on “Waiting for Tor to Start”
I installed and kept reinstalling Tor Browser to no avail. When I open the 'start tor' application, I get a window saying "Waiting for Tor to Start". Nothing happens at all. Here is what I ...
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Loading slow & times out
Solutions only for developers. Useless for individuals. Please prove to me that if resolved for individuals, some of whom are also developers, none of those developers are or could be scammers.
The ...
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Tor started but permission denied
I am a beginner who has been stuck while trying to get tor up and running on my MacOS for some time now. I installed tor with homebrew and was able to get it successfully launched in the terminal with ...
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Creating private and isolated Tor network using raspberry pis
I am thinking about setting up a private Tor network isolated from the Internet. My plan is to connect about 10 raspberry pis to an ethernet switch. I would run a client, a hidden service in two ...
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Tor stuck at establishing a connection
I'm trying to use the Tor web browser to bypass my school's Barracuda and FortiNET web filter. I used a bootable linux USB to get Tor but when I try and connect it just sits at Establishing a ...
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Tor doesn't load any webpages same with the firefox
I'm running Windows 7 system with 2 GB DDR and Intel Celeron D 335 and Nvidia Geforce FX 5500.
When I run Tor (or any similar firefox based browser) it show me an empty page; also It can't load ...
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How to configure Tor for accepting cookies, 3rd party cookies and so on like normal FF
Tor is iteresting for me for getting different IP.
How to get menues in Tor browser like on normal FF Browser? Thats because I like to configure surfing without private mode and accepting cookies, ...
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Is my torrc safe to use?
My torrc:
RunAsDaemon 1
UpdateBridgesFromAuthority 1
UseBridges 1
#TestSocks 1
SafeSocks 1
ClientTransportPlugin obfs4 exec /usr/local/bin/obfs4proxy
Bridge obfs4 84.38.65.174:46422 ...
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tor isn't routing, how do I configure it?
Operating system:
Ubuntu 20.04
uname -r:
5.4.0-40-generic
Tor installed via sudo apt-get install tor
tor version: 0.4.2.7.
Command used to start tor: sudo service tor start
Status output:
● tor....
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HiddenService cannot set my own Domain (Privatkey)
I have set up a hidden service.
The domain at / var / lib / tor / hidden_service is very long.
example.
tbwvbpnuwntiuofn4e3vwpsldmuxs3l5zv4vy3dbfpv5psmkrycmqid.onion V3 how can i set v2 or replace ...
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TICKET_CREATE privileges - Can't create a ticket on the tracker
I have a problem regarding a specific package (obfs-proxy) which for some reason is not availabe anymore(at least not on archlinux anyway) and wanted to create a ticket on the trac but apparently I ...
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how to make tor functions on Heroku
How can I make Tor functions on Heroku?
I'm using tor as a proxy rotator along with my python project for web crawling.
Everything works fine on localhost but I don't find how to make tor functions ...
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Unable to connect Tor browser inside AD client
I'm trying to connect Tor inside the corporate IT network. The workstations are connected through the proxy server and firewall. When the connection failed with 'Connection timeout' error, I tried to ...
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using autentication with torsocks --address
On Linux, I noticed I can run torsocks by specifying --address so that it connects to another computer and use that computer's tor connection, e.g downloading a file over tor:
torsocks --address my....
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Giving error while installing TOR on window 7
Giving error while installing TOR on window 7. ref screenshot. i formatted my latpot and installed new window.before it is working in same window which i installed again
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Failed to install Tor: no valid OpenPGP data found
I have a problem with gpg key:
curl https://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org /A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89.asc | gpg --import
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time ...
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TOR BROWSER NOT OPENING
i just downloaded the tor browser but it's not opening after installation.
It keeps saying "this application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close application"
What do i do?
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Connect to my cloud vps through tor
Can I log in my vps through tor using ssh? Should I have tor daemon installed on the server too? If yes, why?
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nyx - Unable to connect to tor. Maybe it's running without a ControlPort?
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 server, headless and installed tor using the debian instructions on the tor project. However, nyx will not run to show me tor connection information, when I enter nyx I ...
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File Quarantined by Anti-Virus Software from the Latest Upgrade of Tor Browser
I upgraded to the lastest version of Tor browser 9.0, and my antivirus software 360 Safeguard reported the file nssdbm3.dll being infected by trojan win32/Trojan.7be
Could anybody tell me if this is ...
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Open more Tor Browser instances on WIndows?
I've searched an tried many guide...but now, on WIndows, how can i open more instances of tor (also via batch file?
I followed some guide, that tell to modify the torrc.defaults file adding the ...
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Unable to open a web-page in Tor
I'm trying to open https://read.amazon.com on the latest version of Tor but I get a black screen. It works fine on Tor versions below 7. I'm wondering if I tweak the browser to get the web page to ...
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TorBrowser installer can't be opened
I am running an iMac OS 10.15 (Catalina) and tried to install TorBrowser. I successfully downloaded the .dmg, but when I tried to load it I received an error message "updater can't be opened because ...
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gpg: invalid auto-key-locate list
I'm attempting to install Tor, but I can't get the signing key to verify the download.
$ gpg --auto-key-locate nodefault,wkd --locate-keys torbrowser@torproject.org
gpg: invalid auto-key-locate list
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Compiling Tor from source
So I compiled Tor from source using these instructions and everything went smoothly. However, when I look in /debian-packages/ there are three .deb files, which are:
tor_0.4.1.6-1~d9.stretch+1_armhf....
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How to delete Tor browser from Linux mint?
Running 64-bit Linux Mint 19.1, Cinnamon 4.0.10, on 2.4GHz Intel Q6600 quad core w/8GB of RAM.
TOR browser was taking 10-15 minutes to load so I followed TOR's instructions and deleted the folder "...
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torrc file in Mac OS High Sierra
I installed tor via brew:
brew install tor
I am able to start tor from the command line, and the directory that tor is looking for the config file /usr/local/etc/tor does not exists after the ...
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How i can use the tor service without using tor browser
I just want to use the tor service in my ubuntu 16.04 and use the tor network without the browser of tor because i want to use it in palemoon browser. How i could do it? Some way to use tor service ...
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snap and apt usage to install the tor browser bundle?
Not to put too fine a point on it, but neither snap nor apt are suitable for installing current versions of the tor browser?
I see the downloads are available directly from the tor site.
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Where can I download .asc public key for Tor Browser?
From where I can download the .asc public key for Tor Browser?
I don't want to add the key using gpg --auto-key-locate nodefault,wkd --locate-keys torbrowser@torproject.org
because I read a note on ...
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Bootstrapping of Tor takes so much time
Currently, I'm trying to bootstrap Tor on Whonix.
The screen says as below.
Bootstrapping Tor...
Bootstrap phase: Starting
0%
However, it's been 30 minutes since this started.
Does bootstrapping Tor ...
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Where to download Tor 32bit browser
I cant find the 32 bit version of Tor on the Tor site and keep getting the 64 bit which isn't compatible with my version of Windows
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I need an older version of Tor that will work with Win XP
I need an older version of TOR in order to make it work on my computer. I have had the same computer for 11 years. and it is still in great condition and is still fast. But, I tried installing from ...
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How can I make/get TOR portable?
I downloaded TOR from the Tor website and used it, it works, UNTIL I move the folder to a different location then it completely loses connection and doesnt work with any website. I found a few ...
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Tor on a usb stick
Must admit to not being a much of a technical wizard at this point, although I worked as a tech support person for years before I retired.
Yet, I have spent many HOURS (nothing else to do right now) ...
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Problem with hidden service on raspberry Pi [closed]
I have followed a few tutorials on setting up the Tor service. For some reason I can't get it on line.
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Tails and Qubes/Whonix? [duplicate]
I’m just trying to learn about Tails and Qubes/Whonix. What gives you the most security and anonymously online? Tails on its own or Qubes with Whonix or Tails, Qubes and Whonix all three together? And ...
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I can't import the Tor gpg debian repository keys
I am on raspbian on a raspberry Pi model 2.
I can't import the keys for the Tor repository. I tried the two following commands:
$ gpg2 --recv A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89
gpg: keyserver ...
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What is the safest OS to use Tor while being untraceable
I heard that Microsoft Windows and Mac OS were not safe, and that unix-like based OS like Ubuntu or Debian were better.
Is it true? If yes, why the 2 first are not recommendable ?
What is the ...
